Proposed new, retirement of existing standards and to not adopt North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) standard (collectively referred to as “spider web project”)
On September 23, 2020, the AUC issued a decision approving the proposed new, retirement of existing standards and to not adopt North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) standard. To review the reliability standards please check the Alberta reliabilities section of the AESO website.
A forwarding notice for approval of Proposed new, retirement of existing standards and to not adopt North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) standard was submitted on August 21, 2020 to the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC). For information regarding the application, or on the status of the proceeding, you may visit the AUC’s eFiling site and go to proceeding #25816.
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Forwarding Notice
Forwarding Notice – Final proposed new standards, retirement of existing standards and not adopt a North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) standard [Posted: August 21, 2020]
- February 27, 2020, Consultation Letter;
- April 7, 2020, Stakeholder Comments on Consultation Letter;
- April 9, 2020, AESO Reply to Stakeholder Comments Letter; and
- Blackline and clean copy of final proposed new PRC-010-AB-2;
- Blackline and clean copy of final proposed new PRC-006-AB-3;
- Blackline and clean copy of final proposed new EOP-011-AB-1
- Copy of existing EOP-001-AB1-2.1b;
- Copy of existing EOP-002-AB1-2;
- Copy of existing EOP-003-AB1-1;
- Copy of existing PRC-009-AB-0;
- Copy of existing PRC-010-AB-0;
- Copy of existing PRC-021-AB1-1;
- Copy of existing PRC-022-AB-1;
- Copy of NERC PRC-024-2; and
- Copy of EOP&C Project summary.
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AESO Reply to Stakeholder Comments
AESO Reply to Stakeholder Comments [Posted: April 9, 2020]
- Stakeholder Comment and AESO Reply Matrix on proposed new PRC-010-AB-2; and
- Blackline and clean copy of proposed new PRC-010-AB-2;
- Copy of proposed new EOP-011-AB-1;
- Blackline and clean copy of proposed new PRC-006-AB-3;
- Copy of existing EOP-001-AB1-2.1b;
- Copy of existing EOP-002-AB1-2;
- Copy of existing EOP-003-AB1-1;
- Copy of existing PRC-009-AB-0;
- Copy of existing PRC-010-AB-0;
- Copy of existing PRC-021-AB1-1;
- Copy of existing PRC-022-AB-1; and
- Copy of NERC PRC-024-2.
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Stakeholder Comment Letter
Stakeholder Comment Letter [Posted: April 7, 2020]
PRC-010-AB-2
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Consultation Letter – proposed new, retirement of existing standards and to not adopt North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) standard
Consultation Letter – proposed new, retirement of existing standards and to not adopt North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) standard [Posted: February 27, 2020]
- Proposed new Alberta reliability standards for adoption;
(a) EOP-011-AB-1, Emergency Operations (“EOP-011-AB-1”);
(b) PRC-006-AB-3, Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding (“PRC-006-AB-3”); and
(c) PRC-010-AB-2, Under Voltage Load Shedding (“PRC-010-AB-2”);(collectively referred to as “new reliability standards”)
2. Proposed retirement of existing Alberta reliability standards;
(a) EOP-001-AB1-2.1b, Emergency Operations Planning;
(b) EOP-002-AB1-2, Capacity and Energy Emergencies;
(c) EOP-003-AB1-1, Load Shedding Plans;
(d) PRC-009-AB-0, UFLS Performance Following an Underfrequency Event;
(e) PRC-010-AB-0, Assessment of the Design and Effectiveness of UVLS Program;
(f) PRC-021-AB1-1, Under Voltage Load Shedding Program Data; and
(g) PRC-022-AB-1, Under Voltage Load Shedding Program Performance.(collectively referred to as “retirement of existing reliability standards”)
3. Not adopt and assess as not applicable NERC standard:
(a) NERC PRC-024-2, Generator Frequency and Voltage Protective Relay Settings (“NERC PRC-024-2”)
(Sections 1, 2 and 3 above collectively referred to as “spider web project”)
Attachments to Consultation Letter:
- August 8, 2019, Letter of Notice – Development of proposed amended Section 305.1 of the ISO rules, Energy Emergency Alerts (“Section 305.1”);
- August 8, 2019, Letter of Notice – Development of proposed removal of existing Operating Policies and Procedures – OPP 804, Off-Nominal Frequency Load Shedding and Restoration (“OPP 804”);
- Spider web project diagram;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed new EOP-011-AB-1;
- Copy of proposed new EOP-011-AB-1;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed new PRC-006-AB-3;
- Copy of proposed new PRC-006-AB-3;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed new PRC-010-AB-2;
- Copy of proposed new PRC-010-AB-2;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed retirement of existing EOP-001-AB1-2.1b;
- Copy of existing EOP-001-AB1-2.1b;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed retirement of existing EOP-002-AB1-2;
- Copy of existing EOP-002-AB1-2;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed retirement of existing EOP-003-AB1-1;
- Copy of existing EOP-003-AB1-1;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed retirement of existing PRC-009-AB-0;
- Copy of existing PRC-009-AB-0;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed retirement of existing PRC-010-AB-0;
- Copy of existing PRC-010-AB-0;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed retirement of existing PRC-021-AB1-1;
- Copy of existing PRC-021-AB1-1;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed retirement of existing PRC-022-AB-1;
- Copy of existing PRC-022-AB-1;
- Stakeholder Comment Matrix for proposed to not adopt and assess as not applicable NERC PRC-024-2;
- Copy of NERC PRC-024-2.
